April 2021 Vlog Interview

Watch this special interview with Daria Bossman, South Dakota State Librarian. During this episode Daria reflects on her 40 plus years of library experience and offers words of wisdom for librarians. Find out what is next after her retirement!

Bossman is a forty-year veteran of librarianship. She heads a creative team of library consultants, reference and government documents staff and technical staff. Prior to joining the State Library in 2008, Bossman was the library director at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa for twelve years and previously was a Reference Librarian at Briar Cliff University.

She holds degrees from Midland Lutheran College (Fremont, Nebraska) and a MLS from Emporia State University (Emporia, Kansas). Bossman also has taken graduate level courses in management, finance, leadership and administration from the University of Nebraska, University of Iowa and South Dakota State University. Earlier in her career Bossman taught junior and senior high school English and history.

She has been married to the Bill Bossman, whom she met. They have been married for 48 years and have three grown sons and four grand-daughters ages six to 13. Currently they reside in Pierre, S.D., but plan move to the Omaha, Neb. area.

Enjoy the video above, and for more links and information, visit Loud Librarians Lead at library.sd.gov.

Read & Win during the SD State Fair

Classroom photo, South Dakota State Fair

The following was issued as a press release by the State of South Dakota on April 20, 2021.

Admission passes are now available for the Read & Win program during the 2021 South Dakota State Fair, Thursday, September 2 – Monday, September 6.

Appealing to children of all ages from across South Dakota, this unique program encourages summer reading as an incentive to earn free admission to the state fair.

The fair showcases youth achievement through livestock shows, art projects, and various innovative creations. To honor outstanding achievement academically, the state fair partners with schools and public libraries to promote reading. The Read & Win program complements current reading programs or can serve as the foundation of a new program.

Registration information can be found online at www.sdstatefair.com or by contacting the State Fair office in Huron at 605.353.7340. Registration must be completed by Monday, August 23 to be eligible for free youth passes.

The Read & Win program is sponsored by Ag Performance.

41 Volumes of South Dakota Historical Collections are now online

As the South Dakota State Historical Society celebrates its 120^th year, the South Dakota State Library has digitized all 41 volumes of the South Dakota Historical Collections. From 1902 to 1982, this series was published biennially by the Department of History (now the South Dakota State Historical Society) as part of its mission to collect, preserve, and make accessible the history of the state. All 41 volumes are now available in the Featured Collections of the South Dakota State Library’s Digital Collections.

These volumes cover a wide array of topics and are a valuable resource for students, teachers, and scholarly researchers. Six editors presided over the South Dakota Historical Collections during its run, including Doane Robinson, Will G. Robinson and Dayton Canaday. Their different editing styles and interests are evident throughout the volumes. Taken as a whole, the series represents an evolution in perspectives on the state’s history, heritage, and culture. In 1989 an index to the collections was compiled and published to aid researchers.

The South Dakota State Library serves as the state's depository for current and historical state agency publications, some of which go back to territorial days.

The South Dakota State Library's Digital Collections reflect the history and culture of South Dakota. Primarily of interest to librarians, researchers, and genealogists, the digital collections include newspaper articles, South Dakota library photographs, state government annual reports and research reports, South Dakota Codified Laws, Session Laws, House and Senate Journals, and more. Access the collections here: http://sdsdl-montage.auto-graphics.com/.

Winners of 2020-2021 South Dakota Children's Book Awards Announced!

Congratulations to the following books: our latest winners for the 2020-2021 South Dakota Children's Book Awards!

Tiger Vs.  Nightmare by Emily Tetri is the 2020-2021 Prairie Bud Winner

• 2nd Place: Don't Blink by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
• 3rd Place: We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

Prairie Bud winners are determined by South Dakota PreK, kindergarten, and first grade students.

The Epic Adventures of Huggie & Stick by Drew Daywalt is the 2020-2021 Prairie Bloom Winner

• 2nd Place: Once Upon a Slime by Andy Maxwell
• 3rd Place: Sparks! by Ian Boothby

Prairie Bloom winners are determined by South Dakota second and third grade students. 

Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead is the 2020-2021 Prairie Bud Winner

• 2nd Place: Countown: 2979 Days to the Moon by Suzanne Slade
• 3rd Place: Dragon Pearl by YoonHa Lee

Prairie Pasque winners are determined by South Dakota fourth and fifth grade students. 

South Dakota Library Association sponsors the Prairie Bud, Prairie Bloom and Prairie Pasque Children's Book Awards. A committee of educators and librarians annually select the book nominees. South Dakota students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade are encouraged to read and give a star rating for any book they read from the nominee list. The books that receive the most highest number of stars from the students win these respective awards.

Winners of the 2020-2021 Teen Choice Book Awards Announced!

Congratulations to the following books: the latest winners for the 2020-2021 South Dakota Teen Choice Book Awards!

Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart is the
2020-2021 Middle School Teen Choice Award Winner

• HONOR: Blended by Sharon M. Draper

 

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black is the
2020-2021 High School Teen Choice Award Winner

• HONOR: After the Fire by Will Hill

South Dakota Library Association sponsors the Teen Choice Book Awards Book Awards. A committee of educators and librarians annually select the book nominees to promote quality literature and books for adolescents. South Dakota students in Middle and High School grades are encouraged to read and vote for any book they read from the nominee list. The books that receive the most highest number of stars from the students win these awards.